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Lewes and Eastbourne: 100 Years of Council Housing

Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District Councils have compiled a 24-page booklet to celebrate the centenary of the Addison Act, which started large scale building of social housing in the UK. Dr Christopher Addison recognised that good quality housing had a … Continue reading

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Free downloads of digitised records from the National Archives, Kew

While the National Archives at Kew is closed to visitors during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is making some digitised records available via its website free of charge during the period of closure. Normally the charge is £3.50 per record. Registered … Continue reading

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Take an Online History Course with FutureLearn

Jane has been enjoying  an online FutureLearn course on the History of Royal Fashion, and thought our members and followers might also find some of their courses interesting, especially now when we are shut in at home. FutureLearn is run … Continue reading

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